Until 31 Jul. Inspired by Bergman’s film and adapted for the stage, Through A Glass Darkly follows the mentally ill Karin, who is torn between two worlds and her relationship with her father, brother and husband. Karin is a young wife, an older sister and an only daughter. In her kaleidoscopic internal world the boundaries between different realities blur and shift.

Karin’s family go on their annual holiday together. On a bleakly beautiful island her husband, father and brother argue over the best way to help her. As events spiral out of control, Karin realises that she must take command of her own destiny.

Poignant and sensuous, Through a Glass Darkly is the Oscar-winning film by legendary Swedish director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman. Bergman was director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1960 to 1966, and Through a Glass Darkly is the only film that he gave permission to be adapted for the stage.

The Creatve Team
Michael Attenborough Director
Jenny Worton Adaptor
Tom Scutt Design
Colin Grenfell Lighting
Dan Jones Music & Sound
Julia Horan Casting Director
Kate Hewitt Assistant Director
Terry King Fight Director

Cast
Dimitri Leonidas - Max
Ian McElhinney - David
Justin Salinger - Martin
Ruth Wilson - Karin

Dates and Times:
Evening performances: 7.30pm
Midweek matinees: 2.30pm on 14 & 28 July
Saturday matinees: 3.00pm from 19 June

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COMPETITION: 1x Pair of tickets to attend Ingmar Bergman: ‘Through a Glass Darkly’ at the Almeida Theatre. The date you attend depends on availability - it's doing rather well you see. Lucky winner!

To claim your tickets, send an email with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: In this production with a terrific cast and creative team behind it, Ruth Wilson plays Karin. Ruth is best known for her role as Jane Eyre in the BBC adaption of Charlotte Brontë's period drama and more recently as Queenie in the BBC's dramatisation of Andrea Levy's A Small Island. She also played Stella alongside Rachel Weisz in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse for which she received a 2010 Olivier Award. Pretty clever gal we'd say, wouldn't you? Of the following, which recent BBC drama was Ruth in?

A: 1) The Cement Garden .2) Antichrist .3) Casualty .4) Luther

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